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Offline MarquisDeSade

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Re: Home Improvement Thread
« Topic Start: May 06, 2015, 09:26:15 PM »
The wiring I can understand,it can be replaced and you could still wind up with a good deal, but good luck with the asbestos

The asbestos is easier to deal with than a whole house rewire unless you're really good at drywall (this guy couldn't swing a meat hammer, much less an actual hammer).  He asked me what we paid for a whole house rewire ($5K with me doing the drywall work) and he thought it wasn't that bad.  When I told him "if you're not doing the drywall add another $5-10K onto it and more if you're not at 220 already" he didn't sound too happy. 

They bought our 1,350 sq ft bungalow in Rosemont (Alexandria) for $280k and sold it 2 years later for $465k, so yeah, they weren't unhappy.  It's now worth north of $800k I think.

If you got into the housing game there in 2004 you're probably kicking ass right now.  I feel sorry for young people there without deep pockets and long arms trying to get into the housing market there.